In memory of the late Mr. Augustus Mallier, Help for Children in Need Foundation in partnership with Gus’ Wife and Children, have established The Gus Mallier Fund for Education & Human Development.

This noble initiative carries forward Mr. Mallier’s deep commitment to empowering children and youth from marginalized communities. With an enduring corpus dedicated to scholarships, education, and healthcare, the fund is a beacon of hope—opening doors of opportunity for many young lives.

His vision fully aligns with HCNF’s vision of a world where every child enjoys well-being and protection. The Fund advances its mission to “Support Protection and Empowerment of Children in difficult circumstances such as economic deprivation, food insecurities, all forms of discrimination and ill health”.

Together, we celebrate the vision of Gus Mallier by nurturing dreams, supporting education, and shaping a future where every child has the chance to thrive.

Happy and Confident Children Contribute to a Sustainable Society.

Most children attending school receive some form of support outside school, either from parents at home or through tuition classes.

For children whose parents cannot provide this form of support, schooling becomes difficult and sometimes impossible, especially in middle and high school. HCNF has initiated a direct implementation project in a settlement in Visharantwadi, Pune.

Support classes are run for science and mathematics, by a trained teacher appointed by HCNF. At present, about 33 children from the settlement are attending these classes regularly, with many others dropping in from time to time.

Centre for Youth Development and Activities (CYDA), has been our partner right since the Covid19 pandemic, where support classes were started to try and prevent learning loss during the long school closures.

The project continues to provide children in the Tadiwala Road settlement in Pune with support for their school work, as well as other activities contributing to holistic development like art , music and sport. Where needed, career guidance and psychological support services are also provided.

All the children from the centres who appeared for the board exams after Classes 10 and 12 passed, with some scoring as high as 80%. The youngsters are growing in confidence and sensitivity, with leadership training programmes and other cultural activities. 153 students are currently benefitting from this initiative.

Association for Development (AFD) has been partnering with us for the last 4 years, with support from Hellman Worldwide Logistics and R.G Cargo Services. The project in Trilokpuri, one of the resettlement areas in Delhi.

Apart from support classes for education, community libraries have been set up so that a culture of reading is developed by people of all ages. The project works to engage communities on issues that affect them.

A highlight of the project is the youth group, which initiates action related to the environment and health. In fact the theatre group activities have enabled some of the youth to join professional theatre groups. The group also showcased their theatre skills for the staff and families of Hellman Logistics , and one of the young people, Sanjana, visited the head office of Hellman in Germany.

Another organisation called Paradarshita, working in similar settlements, has received support from RG Cargo to extend similar activities.

Seemapuri in north east Delhi is a slum resettlement colony which lacks proper infrastructure in civic amenities though the schools run by Delhi government and the municipalities have improved.

Many children are still out of school or are on the verge of dropping out. Without any family or coaching support, they struggle. The project supports such children through classes and study sessions in different shifts. The children are also engaged in different creative learning programs. Arts, sports and cultural programs are also part of the project.

The youth are engaged in different topics and issues of the community through discussions and awareness programs. Through interaction with parents and community leaders and liasoining with local government the project tries to create a healthy and harmonious situation, caring for children and their education.

With the support of Dachser India Pvt Ltd, HCNF partnered with Society for Promotion of Integrated Development (SPID) to extend its involvement in education to the Nuh district of Haryana, where the focus was on building community resilience, and educational support to children.